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The WTO said that all of those components were around their trend levels, except for the measure for electronic components, which “has risen firmly above trend.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

These are the full expense ratios except for four of the funds, which are temporarily waiving some expenses:

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Most of their anchovies still remain out of stock, except for a few varieties, including shirasu and white anchovies.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

"I live in Bolivia and all my team - except for my coach - are from Argentina," Prado Angelo said.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Mom and Aunt Jen are deep in conversation before the car even leaves the driveway, but Avery doesn’t say anything except for “hi.”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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